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  • West Malaysia Day 16: Journey from Ipoh to Penang

    The cafe, which sounded like “drink coffee” in Hokkien, was setup to preserved a piece of Ipoh’s heritage The cafe had three value breakfast sets on weekdays and I picked the set with traditional toasts, soft-boil I should have visited this cafe years ago. I came to Marketplace Waffle Bar & Cafe just round a corner — not far from the hotel and the train station With 30 minutes left to go, I exited the cafe, walked to Ipoh Train Station, and reached the station

  • Coffee Story: Nitro Cold Brew

    I was in Batu Pahat, Johor, about a month ago and visited a cafe called 9% Coffee House in the town centre In the cafe, I ordered a "black craft coffee" from the menu. Read: Batu Pahat Cafe: 9% Coffee House @ Kampung Pegawai The "black craft coffee" is generally known In the case of nitro cold brew, nitrogen gas is injected into cold brew coffee under pressure. version, try Starbucks' nitro cold brew with vanilla sweet cream — available over-the-counter in their cafes

  • West Malaysia Day 22: Tea Plantation & Waterfalls in Cameron Highlands

    A handful of cafes were already opened but I wanted simple local food. The waterfall was visible from the cafe and not very far away. I went to the cafe and took a seat outside the shop as I was sweating profusely. Boss Taste was really a nice cafe and I returned for their local dishes. I retreated back to the hotel after leaving the cafe.

  • West Malaysia Day 14: Traditional Local Eats in Ipoh

    Nam Chau used to be a traditional coffee shop but was refurbished as a cafe. After turning right at the next corner, I came to Ding Feng Cafe (顶丰潮州豆腐花), which sold soya pudding desserts At around 5pm, I went to Chakori Cafe (二奶冰室) to have some drinks. I had a yuzu soda. Nobody left the cafe, none came in too. So, I sat in the cafe, finished my meal, wrote my blog posts and waited for the rain to stop.

  • West Malaysia Day 6: The Old Town of Pekan Muar

    Seemed like quite a number of shops and cafes had closed down since my last trip here two years ago. There were cafes, salons, offices, etc. I came to Cafe 1988 at a right-angled junction to the hotel (it’s hard to visualise without a map). The cafe looked small from outside but was quite spacious inside. I cooled off at the cafe for nearly an hour before embarking on the final lap to the hotel. 10 minutes

  • JB Stay: Attrus Bed & Breakfast.聚 @ Bandar Johor Bahru

    The Cafes Padi Kopitiam is a coffeeshop-style cafe serving traditional coffee (or tea), Malaysia's local delights and the cafe's signature polo buns and Portuguese-style egg tarts. Read: JB Cafe: Padi Kopitiam (稻香咖啡) @ Bandar Johor Bahru Next to Padi Kopitiam is Cafe Principle, which is a modern cafe under the same management as Padi Kopitiam — by The Awesome Mankind (T.A.M.). It is a convenient place for meals and for those who likes cafe-hopping.

  • Kluang Eat: Pre-Tea Q (艳芋茶社) Glass Jelly Dessert

    The purple-theme Pre-Tea Q, a cafe with Taiwanese-style dessert, is where I have my "sexy encounters" The Chinese name of the cafe is called 艳芋茶社, accompanied by a phrase "芋见最美的邂逅", which has no real meaning Other than glass jelly desserts, the cafe also serves cafe food and light bites, mostly western cuisines

  • JB Eat: Sunday Morning Coffee Shop @ Jalan Tan Hiok Nee

    Sunday Morning Coffee Shop is a little Halal cafe located above a lottery shop near to Tan Hiok Nee Heritage Sunday Morning cafe is a small setup with just 7 tables, one of them facing the window and overlooking Decorations are rather sparse in the limited space of the cafe, but a display shelf in one corner showcased But the taste is really great — no wonder it is greatly recommended by those who have dined at the cafe

  • Johor Story 8: 3D2N to Batu Pahat, Pontian & Pekan Nanas (峇株巴辖+笨珍+北干那那) - Part 2

    When my food was ready, I was the only one left in the cafe — it was already after 8pm. Stepping into the cafe was like traversing in time back to the Stone Age. The utensils used at the cafe were all hand-made from clay. Platform Coffee was really a unique and lovely cafe. I relaxed at the cafe for nearly 2 hours.

  • West Malaysia Day 5: Short Leap to Muar

    (probably the shop’s name) and “rice & noodle, sourdough, dessert and pour-over coffee” — it was a cafe The cafe’s name was Niqiu Space (泥鳅空间). Its interior was decorated with a large number of antiques. bar counter” near the entrance was actually a decoration, the real bar counter was at the rear of the cafe The cafe served non-meat dishes but I had my breakfast so I considered getting a dessert. I lingered in the cafe, observed other customers came in and left.

  • Johor Story 8: 3D2N to Batu Pahat, Pontian & Pekan Nanas (峇株巴辖+笨珍+北干那那) - Part 1

    Then, I made my way to Rengit Coffee cafe along Jalan Rahmat. I hit the street again after checked-in to look for a cafe. It was slightly after 4pm. I had passed by a cafe, called 9% Coffee House, earlier and made a beeline for it. The cafe might have an unfinished wall and broken roof but they were all part of the cafe's old-house-feel I ordered a hot caramel latte and lotus crepe cake and spent the next hour resting in the cafe sipping

  • Malacca Eat: Andalus Kitchen Nasi Arab @ Melaka Old Town

    Customers of cafes and pubs along Lorong Jambatan can also order the restaurant's food through the respective Similarly, beverages at Andalus Kitchen are from the cafes and pubs.

  • Kluang Buy: Kluang Coffee Powder Factory (居銮咖啡) Traditional Kopi

    are processed into coffee powder, it also housed a sales department, to sell its own products, and a cafe Used to be called "Brew 1966", The Kopi Factory cafe, just besides the sales department, offers visitors The cafe can be crowded on weekends.

  • West Malaysia Day 20: Kakak Coffee & Lake Gardens of Taiping

    At 12:30pm, I finished one loop around the lake garden and came to Rainy Corner Cafe (雨乡.咖啡), which was Then, I added-on a matcha red bean cake. It was quite a big one at RM10 only. of a healthy dish with a large creamy cake? I left the cafe at around 2pm, and was considering whether to pay a visit to Perak Museum since it was However, it would be about 20 minutes’ walk from the cafe.

  • West Malaysia Day 7: Muar Old Town to Malacca Old Town

    I dropped off at Kopi 434 Cafe for breakfast. The cafe was opposite Terminal Bentayan Muar, the express bus terminal, and a convenient spot to wait I sat in the cafe for about a hour. The room was on the second floor with a very big bathroom that came with a bathtub. Then, some dogs barked and it was loud… I went to The Stolen Cup Cafe for late lunch.

  • Johor Story 4: A Day Trip to Kluang (居銮) for Mooncakes, Coffee & Street Arts

    At 11:40am on a weekday, I was the only customer in the cafe. Well, it was still early and the cafe had just opened for business at 11am. Leaving the cafe, I continued to Kluang Coffee Powder Factory. Less than 10 minutes later, I came to the purple-theme Pre-Tea Q 艳(遇)芋茶社, a dessert shop cum cafe. Read: Kluang Cafe: Kafe Kaki Lima (五脚基) Cakes & Baguettes It was around 3:40pm and I had about 1.5 to

  • West Malaysia Day 18: Finding Peace in Taiping

    I went back to Toh Soon Cafe (多春茶室), queue for about 10 minutes before getting a table. So I searched for a nearby cafe, found one just outside the hotel and took off at 11am. I came to Coffee Lane Cafe, which served light bites and had a range of roasted coffee beans for sales I had to make sure to keep to light-tasting cakes when having hand-brew coffee next time. Before leaving the cafe, I bought a bag of Panama Eleta Chiriqui coffee beans for self-brewing at home

  • Johor Story 6: A Day Trip to Kluang (居銮) for More Eats & Buys (Part 2)

    I had listed a number of eating places and cafes to visit in Kluang and knew that I would need few trips Then, I went for coffee at the adjacent cafe again. I made my way to Kafe Kaki Lima, a cafe along Jalan Laman Pesona, an alley, in "Kluang Street Arts". Sitting outside the little cafe along an artistic back alley was a unique experience. Read: Kluang Cafe: Kafe Kaki Lima (五脚基) Cakes & Baguettes At 3:30pm, just after I finished the cake and

  • Singapore See: Dinosaur-themed Changi Jurassic Mile

    Alternatively, walk out of T2 and follow the signposts to Hub & Spoke Cafe. Bicycles can be rented at the cafe. the same path is hazardous to them, especially to young children. 50 metres after passing Hub & Spoke cafe

  • Johor Story 7: A Day Trip in Johor Bahru & Pekan Nanas (北干那那) for Eats

    I proposed to have coffee at a cafe but the others wanted to try Dongxing Bak Kut Teh (东兴肉骨茶) before The next stop was my favourite cafe in Pekan Nanas, although I had been there only once. The rustic cafe with unique decorations was hard to miss. This cafe-cum-homestay was managed by a couple, Ah Ping (阿萍) and Ah Liang (阿良). The cafe was decorated with earthen wares that created a back-in-time or stone-age feel.

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